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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005;28:775-777
© 2005 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Myoepithelial carcinoma of the lung

^a Department of Second Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan
^b Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan

Received 19 July 2005; accepted 5 August 2005.

^_* Corresponding author. Tel.: +81 87 891 2191; fax: +81 87 891 2192. (Email: masuya{at}kms.ac.jp).

Primary lung carcinomas showing features of salivary gland-type neoplasms are rare. Many are mucoepidermoid carcinomas and adenoid cystic carcinomas. Myoepithelial carcinoma of the lung is extremely rare, and in the WHO classification is classified as ‘Others’ among carcinomas of the salivary gland. The pertinent literature is restricted to a few pathological reports, and hardly any clinical examinations have been performed. Here we report a resected case of myoepithelial carcinoma of the lung, including details of clinical examination, with a review of previously documented cases.

Key Words: Myoepithelial carcinoma • Lung cancer • Salivary gland-type tumor